Ian A. Glass, MBChB, MD, FACMG., is the director of Medical Genetics at Seattle Children's Hospital and the director of the Alaska Genetics and Birth Defects Program. He is also a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Seattle Children's programs provide virtually all of the pediatric genetic services for the states of Washington and Alaska and as needed, serve the entire age spectrum by referral. Dr. Glass is an experienced genetics clinician who, besides coordinating and conducting clinical services in multiple sites, undertakes specialized consultative services for neurogenetics, Joubert syndrome and other ciliopathies, skeletal dysplasia and cardiovascular genetics patients. He also conducts research in to the developmental bases of congenital anomalies in his laboratory, which has a long-established role as an important NIH funded nationwide core tissue resource for multiple scientific researchers. Dr. Glass also collaborates on a long standing research effort of the division in a successful project into the molecular bases of Joubert syndrome and related disorders of the cerebellum, now led by another division member. This group has been instrumental in the discovery of several novel Joubert syndrome genes and the developmental biology of these genes as well as improving the accuracy of diagnosis and quality of care for this group of patients.

our son has been seeing Dr. Glass for several years, he always says "I am not doing my job if I can't give/find an answer for you" well as of last Aug we got our answer. Finally found out what our son has, OPHN1 syndrome, he never gave up on us and always spends time with us when we go to Seattle or if he comes to Yakima. Highly recommend him

RebeccaRichland,WA05.18.12

I am grateful Dr. Glass took the time to come to Richland to examine our daughter. He was very helpful and kind when explaining to us the ramifications of her genetic abnormality. Thank you, Dr. Glass.

The NPHP1 gene deletion associated with juvenile nephronophthisis is present in a subset of individuals with Joubert syndrome.15138899 American journal of human genetics, 2004 July : 75(1)82-91 PMCID:PMC1182011

Somatic and germline mosaicism for a R248C missense mutation in FGFR3, resulting in a skeletal dysplasia distinct from thanatophoric dysplasia.12833394 American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2003 July 15 : 120A(2)157-68

Somatic and germline mosaicism for a R248C missense
mutation in FGFR3, resulting in a skeletal dysplasia distinct
from thanatophoric dysplasia.12833394 American journal of medical genetics. Part
A, 2003 July 15 : 157-68

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